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FLAGMAN’s Before The Blast Is Out Now

Posted in alternative metal, avant-garde metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 18, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Alternative/avant-garde metal unit FLAGMAN has unleashed its newest EP, Before the Blast.

Based in Seattle and riddled with ADHD, FLAGMAN has carved out its own niche in the metal community with a sound best described as “the lovechild of Primus, Mike Patton, and System of a Down.”

Before the Blast is now streaming on BandcampSpotify and Apple Music.

Watch the official music video for the song “The Punishment Committee” at youtu.be/yn8LwucYoXA?si=pGCSmxwjyAxty9Tz.

Despite various lineup changes, touring challenges, and the many other hurdles that accompany bands in the modern age, FLAGMAN has spent the last 10 years living the ‘never say die’ mantra. The band has built a reputation based on a boundary-pushing approach to songwriting and explosive live performances, sharing the stage with acts such as Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Battles, Man On Man, Melvinator, Hed PE, and more.

With Before the Blast, the band leans heavily into the avant-garde tendencies, weaving angular riffs, manic rhythms, and industrial flair into an experience that is both urgent and unhinged.

Catch FLAGMAN live:
10/30 – Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room
11/1 – Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing
11/2 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
11/4 – Redding, CA @ The Dip
11/5 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
11/6 – Portland, OR @ Twilight Bar & Cafe
11/7 – Seattle, WA @ Funhouse

Follow FLAGMAN on LinkTree for more updates.

Line-up:

Sam Stewart – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Orlando Rivera – Drums

Source: ClawHammer PR